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Banded Bullet Gall Wasp

Kokkocynips imbricariae

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Virginia.January 16, February 18, March 19, April 32, May 41, June 20, July 16, August 16, September 62, October 45, November 15, December 15.
United States1,793
Virginia245
Maryland229
Canada223
Ontario214
Massachusetts192
New York184
Pennsylvania111
Michigan106
Ohio95

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Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderAnts, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera
FamilyGall Wasps · Cynipidae
GenusKokkocynips

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